Posts for December 2007

Advent Calendar 2007 - Day 10

Monday, 10th December 2007

Today’s Advent Calendar is:

Holly and Ivy

Why are Holly and Ivy associated with Christmas?

whychristmas?com page of the Day:
Customs/The Holly and the Ivy

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Advent Calendar 2007 - Day 9

Sunday, 9th December 2007

Today’s Advent Calendar is:

The Christmas Story:
Mary being told about Jesus

Who was Mary? Why did she have a baby and how was she told about it?

Listen to the Lifespring! Why Christmas show for this Sunday:
Lifespring! Why Christmas Show #3

The Lifespring! Why Christmas show site

whychristmas?com pages of the Day:
Story/An Angel Visits Mary
Story/An Angel Visits Joseph

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Advent Calendar 2007 - Day 8

Saturday, 8th December 2007

Today’s Advent Calendar is:

Saying Happy Christmas in Different Languages

Impress your friend with your new language skills!

whychristmas?com page of the Day:
Customs/Advent

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Advent Calendar 2007 - Day 7

Friday, 7th December 2007

Today’s Advent Calendar is:

Presents

Why do we give and receive presents at Christmas?

Sites of the Day:
Operation Christmas Child
make a shoe box gift to help children around the world

Oxfam Unwrapped
famously funusual gifts from Oxfam

Compassion
Christian Child Sponsorship
Listen to the when we had visitors from Compassion at my Church on Sunday, 25th November 2007 Minehead Baptist Church 071125

whychristmas?com page of the Day:
Customs/Presents

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Advent Calendar 2007 - Day 6

Thursday, 6th December 2007

Today’s Advent Calendar is:

Happy St. Nicholas’ Day!

Today is St. Nicholas Day. Who was St. Nicholas and how did his name change to Santa Claus?

Site of the Day:
Santa Update
Find out all the latest news from up north!

whychristmas?com page of the Day:
Customs/St. Nicholas to Santa Claus

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Advent Calendar 2007 - Day 5

Wednesday, 5th December 2007

Today’s Advent Calendar is:

Christmas Music

Lots of Christmas Music to listen to and sing along with!

Sites of the Day:
The PodsafeChristmas Podcast
A great daily show with great podsafe Christmas music

Merry Christmas Radio
Xmas Melody
Two great online Christmas radio stations

Hear the Lifespring! Why Christmas Show today - about the Carol ‘It Came Upon a Midnight Clear’:
Lifespring! Why Christmas Show #2

The Lifespring! Why Christmas show site

whychristmas?com page of the Day:
Christmas Karaoke!

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Lifespring! Why Christmas Show Promo

Tuesday, 4th December 2007

Steve and I would love you to take part in the Lifespring! Why Christmas Show.

So listen to the promo to see how you can help!

Lifespring! Why Christmas Show Promo

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Advent Calendar 2007 - Day 4

Tuesday, 4th December 2007

Today’s Advent Calendar is:

Mistletoe

Why do we kiss under Mistletoe at Christmas?

Site of the Day:
The Mistletoe Pages
everything you wanted to know about Mistletoe

whychristmas?com page of the Day:
Customs/Mistletoe

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Advent Calendar 2007 - Day 3

Monday, 3rd December 2007

Today’s Advent Calendar is:

Christmas Trees

Why do we put Christmas Trees in our houses?

Site of the Day:
First Christmas Tree
all about the earliest recorded Christmas Tree

whychristmas?com pages of the Day:
Decorate a Christmas Tree!
Customs/Trees

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Advent Calendar 2007 - Day 2

Sunday, 2nd December 2007

Today’s Advent Calendar is:

The 25th?

Why do we celebrate Christmas on the 25th December?

Find out by listening to the Lifespring! Why Christmas show for this Sunday:
Lifespring! Why Christmas Show #1

The Lifespring! Why Christmas show site

Site of the Day:
Wish me a Merry Christmas Campaign
Special Christmas buttons/badges

whychristmas?com page of the Day:
Customs/the 25th

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